Scatter-load for shot-shells.



L. D-Lf GHRI STIE. SGATTER LOAD FOR SHOT SHELLS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10 1907.

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WITNESSES. {N VE N 7'06 PATENTED DEC. 10, 1907-.

UMTED STAT-ES PATENT OFFICE.

LEWIS D. CHRISTIE, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE UNIONMETALLIC I CARTRIDGE COMPANY, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATIONOF CON- NECTICUT.

SOATTER-LOAD FOR SHOT-SHELLS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 10, 1907.

Application filed June 10.1907. Seria1No. 378.0' 76.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEWIS D. CHRISTIE, a citizen of the United: States,residing at Bridgeport, county of Fairfield, State of Connecticut, haveinvented a new and useful Scatter-Load for. Shot-Shells, of which thefollowing is a specification. p

This invention relates to the type of short range cartridges in vwhichthe scattering of the shot, when fired from a gun, is efiected bydividing the shot charge into sections separated by wads, and theinvention has for c to indicate the several parts:

Figures 1 and 3 are views partlyin elevation and partly in sectionillustrating slight variations in the mode of making my novel scat terload; Fig. 2 isa plan view corresponding with Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is aplan view corresponding with Fig. 3.

The essential features of my novel scatter load'are that theshotcomprisingthe load are divided into sections indicated by 1.0, the

sections are separated by wads indicated by 11, wads being likewiseplaced at the bottom and top and the load as awhole is inclosed in alayer of paper sufficiently strong to perm'it the load to be handledconveniently, but

. offering slight resistance when fired from a atedin the drawing.

gun and permitting scattering of the shot.

The thickness of the outer wrapping of paper which is indicated by 12 isgreatly exagger- In Fig. 1 I have illustrated a scatterload comprisingfour sections ofshot with top and bottom wads and three intermediatewads and a wrapping 12 secured in place by past.

a claim:

ing it to the top and bottom wads, as at 14 (Figs. 1- add 2).

In Figs. '3 and 4 I have illustrated a scatter load comprising threesections of shot with top and bottom wads and two intermediate wads. Inthis form I have shown. the outer wrapping 12 as made longer than thecharge and as securedin laceby simply-crimping it over the top anwithout pasting. In are made ii an assemb g machine. If they bottomwads, as at 113,-

ractice these loads top and bottom wads are to be retained in place by;pasting the wrappin' thereto paste is applied to the edges of t ese wadsbefore they are placed in the wrapping. If

the wrapping is: secured in place by crimping over the top and bottomwads, the crimping is, of course, performed after the last section ofthe charge is placed in the wrapping. It should be understood, however,that the method of making my novel scatter loads is wholly unimportantso far as the present invention is concerned.

Having thus described my invention, I

1. A scatter load for shotcartridges comprising a shot charge dividedinto a pluralityof sections separated by wads, top and bot tom wads anda covering of light lpaper in closing the charge and secured 1n ppendently of the cartrid e shell;

2. A scatter load of shot cartridges comprising a shot charge dividedinto a plurality of sections separated by wads, top and bet-- aceindetom wads and a covering of light paper inclosing the charge. andcrimped a ove and below the top and bottom wads, res ectively, the-saidload being capable of an-. dling independently of the cartridge shell.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

MINNrE B. BOTSFORD, HENRY C. RYLANns.

